November 20, 2019

Prominent businessman and former Parliamentarian Stanley Ming is pursuing a US$200 million venture to build a shore base called Ishika along the Essequibo River close to Parika that he says is 12 times the size of the current Guyana Shore…

A Cane Grove, Mahaica East Coast Demerara family is calling for justice after 22-year-old Hansraj ‘Kevin’ Durga was brutally beaten by three men a few weeks ago. His injuries were so severe that he is now paralyzed on the right side of the…

A letter of concern dispatched to Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia on Tuesday suggests that some staff at the tax agency are receiving a salary increase of 50% or more. The letter, seen by the…

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is set to benefit from five high-tech, long-endurance drones to the tune of $180M, which will significantly enhance the security of the country’s borders, maritime space and coastland. Minister of State…

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan Wednesday took a swipe at private sector officials who have lamented Government’s tax measures. He said that tax reforms over the years has been in favour of the private sector and asserted that the…

A 26-year-old national of the Dominican Republic who arrived in Guyana on a fake passport was allowed entry into the country and even managed to board a flight at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle for Barbados. It was…

A security guard on duty Tuesday night was able to prevent a robbery at the Guyana Water Incorporated’s Chesney, Berbice office on Tuesday evening. A statement from GWI noted that the security officer reported that the lights surrounding…

Any possibility of a pay increase for sugar workers, who have not seen an increase since the current Government came into office, must be dealt with the board of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCO), Minister of Finance Winston Jordan…

The first Kenyan High Commissioner to Guyana, Anthony Mwaniki Muchiri was officially accredited on Wednesday by President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. In brief remarks, the High Commissioner said he will work to…

ExxonMobil Wednesday claimed that its operations in Guyana have so far sourced $36 billion in products and services from more than 600 Guyanese vendors and suppliers. “Our ExxonMobil Guyana company is just that - a Guyanese company,”…